Publication

2017-04-24 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

102,500 words, Guess

Page Count

410 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101107665485
  • ISBN-139781107665484
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017000012
  • OCLC Control Number972309292
  • Better World Books9781107665484
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCCC175.B83 2017
  • LCCCC175 .B83 2017

Description

"The inquiry into the nature of archaeology and its theoretical presuppositions leads to unexpected results. The question about its nature is a question about distinctiveness: what is unique about the discipline that sets it apart from the others? The question about theoretical presuppositions relates to the conditions that make this distinctiveness possible: what is the frame of reference within which such uniqueness can best be understood? Unexpected results emerge when one sees archaeological reason emerge as an independent dimension of human reason and become a mode of thought. As such, it affects the way in which we view reality, so that the theoretical presuppositions loom even larger, and require a correspondingly fuller elaboration"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • A Critique of Archaeological Reason: Structural, Digital, and Philosophical Aspects of the Excavated RecordPaperbackCambridge University Press2017-04-24

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